INFLATION
Scrabble letter values: I1N1F4L1A1T1I1O1N1 = 12
Definition
- noun a general and progressive increase in prices. — synonyms: rising_prices
- noun (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. — synonyms: ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness
- noun the act of filling something with air.
Examples
- “in inflation everything gets more valuable except money”
- “The inflation of the balloon took five hours.”